A French gilt metal and enamelled casket by Tahan of Paris, circa 1870, of oval section, the domed cover surmounted by a silvered bronze group of a boy with a hound on a cross-hatched ground, surrounded by four enmelled floral panels, the waisted sides applied with cast metal standing figures interspersed with floral and foliate festoons, above scrolling foliate cast feet, inscribed TAHAN A PARIS to the interior, 16cm high, 21cm wide Alphonse Tahan (1830 ~ 1880) was the official ébéniste de l'Empereur or master cabinet maker to Emperor Napoleon III and his wife, the Empress Eugénie. Known for her beauty and impeccable taste, the Empress Eugene was viewed as a trend setter and very much favoured the productions of Tahan's workshop at 30 Rue de La Paix and subsequently at Boulevard des Italiens. The firm exhibited at The London Crystal Palace Exhibition in 1851 and the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1855, and on both occasions was awarded medals. Pierre-Alexandre Tahan continued the legacy of his father, and his business in Paris was celebrated for its imaginative, exhibition-quality work.
A French gilt metal and enamelled casket by Tahan of Paris, circa 1870, of oval section, the domed cover surmounted by a silvered bronze group of a boy with a hound on a cross-hatched ground, surrounded by four enmelled floral panels, the waisted sides applied with cast metal standing figures interspersed with floral and foliate festoons, above scrolling foliate cast feet, inscribed TAHAN A PARIS to the interior, 16cm high, 21cm wide Alphonse Tahan (1830 ~ 1880) was the official ébéniste de l'Empereur or master cabinet maker to Emperor Napoleon III and his wife, the Empress Eugénie. Known for her beauty and impeccable taste, the Empress Eugene was viewed as a trend setter and very much favoured the productions of Tahan's workshop at 30 Rue de La Paix and subsequently at Boulevard des Italiens. The firm exhibited at The London Crystal Palace Exhibition in 1851 and the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1855, and on both occasions was awarded medals. Pierre-Alexandre Tahan continued the legacy of his father, and his business in Paris was celebrated for its imaginative, exhibition-quality work.
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